

An edition of Against the gods (1996)
the remarkable story of risk
By Peter L. Bernstein
Publish Date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Language
eng
Pages
383
Description:
History of Probability, Statistics and Risk Management presented in a clear and comprehensible way.
subjects: risk management, decision making, abacus, algebra, algorithm, gambling, numbering system, Bell curve, degree of belief, average, Casino, census, Craps, dice, Risk management, Decision making
People: Nizam al Mulk, Kenneth Arrow, Aristotle, Archimedes, Francis Bacon, Thomas Bayes, Daniel Bernoulli, Jacob Bernoulli, Johann Bernoulli, Max Born, Canopius, Aldo Cardano, Giambattista Cardano, Girolamo Cardano, Leonardo da Vinci
Times: 1200-1990